2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bloomington, IL vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 10.2% less per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.6% higher in Sacramento than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, ILSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,275  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor756  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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